Officials say an early-morning fire at a Detroit Department of Transportation bus yard destroyed six buses costing a total of more than $2 million. The fire Wednesday sent thick, black smoke into the air on the city’s west side. Officials …
Fire officials say about 500 students evacuated safely after a holiday decoration on a teacher’s desk ignited at a private school in Las Vegas. Las Vegas fire spokesman Tim Szymanski there were no injuries in the 9 a.m. Tuesday fire, …
Some residents of a Covington, Wash., neighborhood were awakened early Tuesday by what sounded like fireworks, and when they looked around, they saw sparks. Puget Sound Energy says a fire in an underground cable vault caused a power surge to …
Investigators believe arson was the cause of a fire that nearly destroyed a house in Pasadena before spreading to vegetation along a nearby freeway. Lisa Derderian of the Pasadena Fire Department says Saturday’s blaze caused some $800,000 worth of damage …
A former Bartlesville, Okla., restaurant owner has pleaded guilty to arson in connection with a 2009 fire that damaged the historic May Brothers Building in downtown Bartlesville. Robert Boyce was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty …
A 26-year-old New Hampshire man is being held on $100,000 bail after being charged in connection with an arson fire that destroyed his home. Brandon Prive of Webster is charged with conspiracy and liability for the conduct of another to …
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against a developer and his wife accused of concealing information about a fire that destroyed their Urbandale home. The Des Moines Register reports that the lawsuit against John Kline and his wife, …
One person has died and several others have been injured in an explosion at a bank in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. A city fire and rescue official says the explosion occurred early Thursday evening outside a branch of …
Losses are estimated at $450,000 in a farm shop fire near Toppenish, Wash., that burned several tractors. Yakima County Fire District No. 5 says the fire started Monday afternoon when gasoline from a vehicle under repair came in contact with …
Police say a fire that started at market stalls and spread to homes in a crowded Hong Kong neighborhood has killed 9 people and injured dozens. People climbed to the roofs of low-rise apartment buildings as the fire spread after …